Adrian Shephard

Adrian Vale is powerful, successful, and untouchable. At twenty nine, she is the CEO of Vale Noir Group, admired for her intelligence, respected for her leadership, and protected by a family no one dares to cross. Adrian is kind, warm, and loyal, even as powerful men orbit her world, each drawn to her for different reasons. A brilliant lawyer who challenges her mind and tempts her restraint. A businessman from her past who knows the woman she used to be. A dangerous connection she never fully escaped. But danger does not always arrive openly. Celeste Ashford is charming, helpful, and always close. A friend who smiles easily and listens carefully. When envy turns into entitlement, proximity becomes a weapon, and betrayal sets off a chain of events Adrian never sees coming. Whispers turn into threats. Threats turn into violence. And a reward is placed on Adrian Vale. Forced to confront the cost of being desired and the danger of being known, Adrian must decide who truly deserves her trust and how far she is willing to go to survive. This is not a story about a woman waiting to be saved. It is a story about power, desire, loyalty, and what happens when the wrong person gets too close.

Elara Hart resides in a gilded prison. She agreed to marry Adrian Kingsley, a man who sees emotions as a liability and his wife as a required transaction in order to save her dying father. In the hopes that her patience would eventually break the billionaire's heart, Elara puts up with the chilly quiet of their London house for a year. However, Elara's hope is dashed when she learns two things on the same day: that she is carrying the Kingsley heir at last, and that Adrian has already completed the legal paperwork to dump her as soon as the kid is born. She is a throwaway container for him and a minor inconvenience for his mother. Elara does the unthinkable as she realizes she is imprisoned in a home that just wants her womb. She vanishes without a trace. Dr. Elara Hart is now a much more confident woman than the shy young lady who asked for an appointment seven years ago. She is a well-known doctor and a fiercely protective mother to Lucas, who has Adrian's steel-gray eyes. The balance of power has changed when Adrian returns to her life through a chance meeting. Too late, Adrian understands that love can not be controlled, but Elara is no longer available. He must realize that in this struggle of wills, some hearts can not be won back once they have been broken.

I am Evelyn Scott, a replacement for my sister’s wedding after they found out about Sterling’s wealth. Evelyn’s family especially her stepmother, Jane wanted to get rid of her from the house and decided to send her off to get married to Adrian, an ordinary man who always brought troubles to the Sterling family. Little did they know, Adrian conceals a hidden identity that could change everything if revealed. “I’m sorry, I’m late,” Adrian uttered as he arrived late at the wedding. Evelyn smiled at him, “It’s okay, what’s important is that you’re here.” As they spend their time together, Evelyn finds herself drawn by how gentle Adrian is. He was always attentive to her, and it seemed like he was washing her problems and worries away. It was the very first time that Evelyn felt something like this to someone. “I… like you,” she confessed. Adrian smiled, cupping his hands onto her face. He gently kissed her forehead. “Me too. I like you so much.” Can this kind of love would have a happy ending after? Will they be strong and stay together until the end? Would Evelyn stay if she found out the truth about her husband?

“An outcast can't be our Luna.” The voice of the council of elders rang through the air. Arielle Odette was born into the family of rogues, when her parents died she was discovered by elder Orion who took her into his pack—the Dreadmoon Pack—however, her arrival was met with hostile arms as she was forced to live in the shadows of everyone else. However, a night encounter changes everything. As their eyes meet, Arielle and Adrian knew immediately that they were bound to be, Arielle was the Alpha's mate. Adrian rejected Arielle but his father, elder Orion had coerced him to marry her but after the death of elder Orion Arielle was exiled as the prime suspect of elder Orion's death. Unknowingly to Adrian, Arielle had his children growing inside of her. What would happen when Adrian discovers that Arielle is pregnant? What would happen when he finally finds out the truth behind elder Orion's death?

After witnessing a gangland murder, Jasmine is given an ultimatum. To die for being a witness… or to work undercover for Adrian Romano, by retrieving a chip with top secret data hidden on it from a high-profile criminal. Adrian Romano is the definition of everything that Jasmine should be avoiding. He’s intimidating, he’s mystifying… And he’s the Capo of the Italian Mafia.

"I made my decision. So from now on, we pretend like the other night never happened." After spending one steamy night with her stepbrother, Meghan made a sudden decision to move far away from him. To Meghan, sleeping with Adrian was a mistake like taking a bite of a forbidden fruit but Adrian felt different. But now, as Meghan decides to come back and rekindle their relationship, she realizes that Adrian has changed for the worse. He becomes her constant tormentor, as though he spends every night thinking of ways to emotionally torture her. What will happen when Meghan begins to fall for her heartless stepbrother?

Adrian Valerio has everything you can possibly think of — wealth, power, and the promise of inheriting his family’s billion-dollar empire. But when his father forces him into an engagement with Cassandra Rossi, the beautiful yet ruthless daughter of a notorious mafia lord, Adrian’s world starts to close in. Because Adrian’s heart doesn’t belong to his fiancée. It belongs to Ethan Cross, his loyal personal assistant and the one man he’s loved in secret for years. When their forbidden romance is discovered, Cassandra vows revenge, and her father’s shadowy network delivers a brutal ultimatum: marry her or watch Ethan die.

Isabella Rodriguez is desperate—bills piling up, her mother sick, and her job on the line. One reckless night with a dangerous stranger, Adrian Knight, gives her the money she needs, but leaves her with a secret she can’t undo. Four years later, she’s built a quiet life with her son, until Adrian finds her. Powerful, ruthless, and determined, he wants the child he once rejected. Now Isabella must protect her family while navigating a man who terrifies her and ignites feelings she never expected. Can she resist him or will falling for Adrian cost her everything?

Amanda Putriani terpaksa menerima tawaran pernikahan dari Adrian Maulana demi menyelamatkan keluarganya yang terlilit hutang dan membiayai pengobatan ayahnya yang sakit keras. Sedangkan Adrian memerlukan seorang istri yang bisa memberinya keturunan untuk mempertahankan posisinya sebagai pewaris utama. Di bawah kesepakatan, pernikahan ini hanya bersifat kontrak—tidak ada cinta, tidak ada hubungan emosional. Hanya peran yang harus dimainkan demi kepentingan masing-masing. Namun, seiring berjalannya waktu, mereka mulai melihat sisi lain satu sama lain. Amanda yang tulus dan penuh pengorbanan perlahan mengusik hati Adrian yang beku. Di balik tatapan dinginnya, Adrian ternyata menyimpan rahasia yang tak pernah ia bagikan kepada siapa pun. Mampukah pernikahan kontrak ini bertahan, atau akankah ikatan mereka runtuh sebelum cinta sempat bersemi?

Liena carter is determinea to mae Adrian Blackwood pay. The arrogant billionaire ruined her father's legacy, leaving her family humiliated and struggling. So when Adrian approaches her with a shocking proposition-marry him for one year in exchange for financial security-she accepts. But only with one goal in mind: destroy him from within. Adrian has his reasons. A critical business merger depends on his marriage, and Elena is the perfect candidate. She's smart, beautiful, and desperate. He believes he can control the situation, but he never expected the fire she would bring into his cold, calculated world. As they live under the same roof, their hatred ignites into something far more dangerous-passion. Elena is torn between her need for revenge and the growing desire she can't suppress. Adrian finds himself drawn to the one woman who was supposed to be just a business deal. But when hidden truths are exposed, betrayal shatters their fragile connection. Will their love survive the wreckage of their past, or will their marriage end the way it started —with nothina but hate?